Efficiency, Growth and Development Evolution of the Stock Companies Quoted on the NewConnect Market – the Alternative Trading System in Poland

Abstract

The Alternative Trading System was established in the Warsaw Stock Exchange in August 30, 2007. It is called NewConnect Market. The article describes main rules of this market functioning. It presents also the first experiences of the NewConnect development. But the main point of the article is presenting the results of research based on special coefficient called the NewConnect Growth Indicator (NCGI), which is a special measure for financial and economic NewConnect firms’ efficiency, growth and development.